This is the Emotions Through Sound assignment that is three points. In this assignment, I wanted to convey calm emotions. When I think of something calming, I think of sitting in a park reading a book with talking and music in the background. I got all my sounds from the website freesound.org. I only used...

This is the Spooky Sounds assignments that is four points. I thought it would be interesting to show a murder in the shower. I always get scared when people so into showers during horror films because I always think something bad is going to happen. It is one of the most vulnerable places someone can...

In both you tube clips of Touch of Evil Opening music is played as the couple walks through the street. Although in the restored version the audio does not have as big of a part as the no-restored version. In the restored version the music is softer and in the no-restored one it is loud … Continue reading My Thoughts on Audio Storytelling →

I chose an assignment for this post that is very inspirational. Many of us looks to quotes from movies to remind us of inspiring moments to help us in our […]

I think that it’s all about the audio when it comes to storytelling. The way a story is told is super important. If no emotions are conveyed then a story is just a story. If effects and change in sounds and voices are made then your story comes to life. I think that storytelling is […]

This is my first radio bumper for DS106 Radio, so of course I tried to make it as cheesy as possible. I recorded my voice three times, played around with the pitch and then followed it all up my laying down the background music. Easy little assignment, but this was quite enjoyable as well as … Continue reading DS106 Radio Bumper →

With a very long sigh of relief, I can finally say I’m done for the week. This week was very taxing for me. It took me FOREVER to figure out how to work Audacity. It was a processes that proved itself to be highly frustrating to me. That being said, I did finally figure out…

The opening scene of Touch of Evil is a tense setting for the rest of the movie. Before we see anything the tone is set with a treacherous score. This […]

For my last audio assignment I did the “Sound Effects Story” assignment worth three and a half points. For this I used my character, Jack Spencer, as inspiration. I decided to give you a glimpse into a typical morning for Spence. In my sound story the listening will hear Spence’s soft snoring before his alarm…

For my second audio assignment I chose to do the “Emotions Through Sound” assignment worth three points. I chose to make the emotion fear because I thought it would be the most fun emotion to do. I also felt that it was an emotion that could be done in many different ways. I decided to…

The daily create assignment for 2-4-2015 was to caption what the puppy was thinking. This is the puppy Well this puppy is cute, but I think that my puppy is the cutest, so I broke the rules and decided to caption my cute puppy because I think that looking at my puppy screams “cute puppy […]

I for one love live-tweeting, usually award shows, but live-tweeting the radio show with the ds106 gang was a lot of fun. Story time! #noir106 — Janaye Nichelle (@nay_nay09) February 5, 2015 I don't like the way he's breathing… #noir106 — Janaye Nichelle (@nay_nay09) February 5, 2015 Hmm what kind of accidents Phyllis #noir106 — […]

The daily create assignment for 2-3-2015 was to make a picture with the words “I’m sorry” on it. I was feeling super sassy, so I chose to say “sorry not sorry”.

College Ad- 3.5 STARS For this assignment, I did a joke advertisement for UMW

911 Call – 3.5 STARS For this assignment, I did a fake 911 call of a woman with a hangnail.

In a couple of weeks, we will be forming groups and creating a radio show as pre-recorded audio. In preparation, here is my brainstormed idea for a 20-30 minute radio show—somehow related to or inspired by noir. Since the course began, I’ve been inspired by the idea of “After Dark”. This to me just seems so noir,…

Sound impacts mood and creates atmosphere by drawing attention to the listener and allowing them to interpret how the sound makes them feel. For example, “spooky sounds” create a dark, somewhat uncomfortable tone. Sound helps express the visual image by defining mood and directing our attention. Sound is emotionally direct, so it is a powerful … Continue reading Audio Reflection

For my sound effect story, I did sounds to tell a story of my character (Claudia Rose) sneaking into rob someone’s house before she met her husband.

Radio Bumper Assignment: For this assignment, I did a radio bumper for “FXBG Radio”

Upon seeing that this week was focusing on audio and noir, I was intimidated by the task initially. I usually don’t create any audio things in my free time and I never used Audacity before, so I really thought this … Continue reading →

Well, I have been thinking  about ideas for a radio show. I love the movie Haunted Honeymoon with Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner and Dom DeLuise. If you have never seen the movie, it starts off with them being radio actors. The show they are on is “Manhattan Mystery Theater”. This is what I think about … Continue reading Radio show ideas →

This assignment was to make your own theme song. I thought about using the opening to Angel of Death by Slayer and a choir singing, but then thought not. I found somethings that aren’t as aggressive to put together. Theme song

This assignment was to whistle a song to see if anyone can guess it. This audio was fun to do because I always get song stuck in my head. This was fun to do.

Audio Week in ds106 was a bit of a challenge, but as usual, I am excited about the media I produced as a result. Here is a mash-up of Kanye West’s Gold Digger and Man of Constant Sorrow from O Brother Where Art Thou! It’s pretty noisy, but I’m happy with it.   Here is […]

Had to do sound effects to tell a story. My Character is a shop owner that gets stalked by someone who wants to harm her. This is a soundbite for a scene in the book that I have been trying to write.  

This is  an audio assignment for the week of 2/1 to 2/8, and fulfills 3 1/2 of 8 points. For this assignment, I chose to mash-up Man of Constant Sorrow and Gold Digger. So much fun!  

Usually when the term ‘noir’ is mentioned, it is in the context of a visual medium such as film or graphic novel. There was, however, a time period (roughly the late 30’s to the early 60’s) when noir storytelling was booming from radio speakers. Thus in this post I will attempt to examine audio storytelling […]

I listened to the Touch of Evil openings. When I am supposed to pay attention to sounds of anything really, I like to not look at what I am supposed to concentrate on. In listening to the two openings, the first one you can tell what is going on. The sounds of the different music, … Continue reading Think about audio storytelling →

My thoughts on audio storytelling (I’m posting the links below just in case the hyperlink does not work- I followed the video in the help section exactly) http://cmattes2.com/assignments/writing/my-thoughts-on-audio-storytelling/ My daily creates  http://cmattes2.com/daily-create/daily-creates-are-fun/ My ds106 radio bumper http://cmattes2.com/assignments/radio-bumper/ The story of Ol Mick- Audio style -3 1/2 stars http://cmattes2.com/assignments/the-story-of-ol-mick-just-sound-3-12-stars/ My whistle along - 2 stars http://cmattes2.com/assignments/me-trying-to-whistle-2-stars/ My … Continue reading And Week 4 is Over →

For a radio talk show I think it would be a good idea to have a show that talks about athletes stats, and there backgrounds. I know that some NFL players have some pretty wild backgrounds and I think it would be cool to talk about those. Maybe if there is nothing to talk about … Continue reading Athletes Backgrounds Talkshow →